LAWO mc266 Tutorial

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Tutorialmc²66 V1.3/0 13/ 68The Power of LayeringThe console’s control surface includes both channel and mainfader strips. Any fader strip may control any type of channel -input, monitor return, group, sum, auxiliary or VCA master –allowing you to lay out your source channels and output masterswhere you want them.In addition, the physical size of the control surface does not needto restrict the number of processing channels available.Regardless of the size of the control surface, the number of audioprocessing channels may be scaled by fitting more DSP cardswithin the HD core. The extra channels are then accessed bypaging the console’s fader strips using banks and layers:Up to six control surface banks may be configured; think of eachfader bank like a separate console, with fast global switchingbetween banks. They may be used, for example, to accessdifferent sets of music channels during a live entertainmentshow, or to separate different location sources during a sportsproduction.Within each of the six banks, each fader strip has two layers –Layer 1 and Layer 2. Layers can be switched either globally orindividually, making them ideal for fast access to related sources.For example, assign a main microphone channel to Layer 1 and abackup microphone channel to Layer 2, or assign your inputchannels to Layer 1 and monitor return channels to Layer 2.By isolating fader strips from the bank and layer switching, youcan decide which channels require dedicated access (e.g.presenter’s microphones) and which can be hidden from viewuntil required (e.g. audience microphones). This enables consolesof a modest size to handle very large productions.In addition to controlling onboard DSP, fader strips may beassigned to General Purpose Channels (GPCs), allowing controlof parameters within external devices via MIDI. For example, tocontrol camera microphone levels using a MIDI to VCA converteror to control faders and other parameters within an externalDAW.Depending on which snapshot is currently loaded, you may besitting in front of a fully configured control surface with sourcesand fader strips pre-assigned, or your console may look blankwaiting for fader strips to be configured.Channel Fader Strips